Caligo oileus: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Caligo
Species: Caligo oileus
Scientific Name: Caligo oileus

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Caligo oileus

Caligo oileus, the Oileus giant owl, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.

The species can be found from Mexico to northern South America.

The larvae feed on Heliconia and Musa species.

Caligo oileus in languages:

English: Oileus Owl-Butterfly

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